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ward for Civilian Defense.
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<br />A~ a r ~~ me'ting of the City Council held on March llth, 1952, there were presenti
<br /> Fre~l A. Duke, Frank N. Biliso!y,Jr-,~ George LoGrimeS,r Carl C. Houghton,Jr.,
<br /> j. ~. Howard, _R. Irvine Smith, E. R. Sturtevant, C. E, t~arren, H.Earl
<br /> Weiseman, Pearle J. ~ilson, I. G. Vass, City Nau~ger, and R.C. Barclay,
<br /> City Attorney.
<br />l&inutes of the regular meeting held on February 26th, 1952 were read and approved.
<br />Notion of Mr. Howard to suspend the rules to hear from l~ajor F.L. Buchanon, was
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<br />Major Buchanon spoke requesting each councilman to appoint a zone warden for his
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<br />lng applications
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<br /> The following letter f~om the Planning Commission was read:
<br /> "At the regular meeting ~f the pl~m-~ng Coz~is$ion held March 6th, 1952, the follow-
<br /> were considered. The Commission respectf,,lly submits their recommendations for your approval:
<br /> Belle B. Eure to rezone 2020 Atlanta Avenue b~inning at-the n~rthwest corner of p~lmer St.
<br /> and Atlanta Avenue fronting 5~.5 feet on Atlanta Avenue b2 1OO feet deep from Single'F~fly,
<br /> Class "B" to T~e F~m41y, Class "C" he denied.
<br /> 2. J.W. Burnelt to rezone 2215 High St., lot 27, Beginning 180 feet west from Seventh Avenue,
<br /> fronting 30 feet on the south side of Nigh Street by 110.5 feet deep from Nmttiple F=m4%y,
<br /> Class "E" to Commercial, Class "G" to Be held in abeyance until the subsequen~ reco~enda-
<br /> tion is advertised. The Commission respectfully recon~ends the Honorable Council to rezone
<br /> to Commercial, Class "G" the north side of High Street beginning at a point 100 feet east
<br /> from Sixth Ave. to the Western Brauch Boulevard by 106 feet deep, the south side of High St.
<br /> Beginning 100 feet east from. Sixth Ave. to Western Branch Blvd. by 110.5 feet deep.
<br /> 3. R. $. DeLoatch ~o rezone lots 7-9-11-13-15 and 17 hnginning 150 feet east from Phillips Ave-
<br /> nue fronting 150 feet on the south side of Airl~ue. Turnpike by 100 feet deep from Two Fam~y,
<br /> Class "C" to Con~nercia~ Class "G" be postponed to the next regular meeting. The Planning Com-
<br /> mission raspectf,,~y reeon~ends a building set back llne of fifteen feet, requiring all future
<br /> buildings to be erected at least forty feet from the existing.center lines of: ~
<br /> fo~ ~l~, Turnnike from Sixth Avenue to west city limits
<br /> (b) County Street from Water Street to ?xth .A~ven~ ,
<br /> (c) London ~treet from ~ater Street to ~econC avenue.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman to concur in Item 1 of the recommendation of the Planning C
<br />mission, was adopted.
<br /> Motion of Nr. Houghton to refer Item 3 of the recommendation of the Planning Commis-
<br />sion to the City AttemeY'. was adopted.
<br /> The following reports from the Cit~ Nauager were read:
<br /> 1st - "I submit herewith the following resolution and recommend its adoption:
<br /> "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br /> Virginia, that it is the wish of the City Council tc enter
<br /> into a contract, on Behalf of the City of Portsmouth, with
<br /> the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement ~ystem, to
<br /> have the employees of the Norfolk County Ferries as well as
<br /> the other employees of the City of Portsmou,th covered under
<br /> the provisions of the Social Security Act of the Congress of
<br /> the United States, and that the City E~anager of the City of
<br /> portsmouth be and he is hereby authorized to sign the neces-
<br /> sary agreements and documents on bobs2 * of the City, including
<br /> the attached contract."
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<br /> On motion of ~r. Houghton, said resolution was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes, Houghton, Howard, Smith,Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br /> 2md- "I submit a list of the amounts of money due the Attorneys for collecting bac
<br />taxes in the City of Portsmouth the total amount being the sum of $~,235.17. I therefore recommend that the sum
<br />of $$,239.17 be placed on its first readir~ for the purpose of paying the attorneys the amount due them."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to place an appropriation of $6,239.17 for said purpose on its
<br />first readL~g, was adopted.
<br /> 3rd - "I reco~uaend that an appropriation in the sum of one m~l~ion dollars be place~
<br />on its first reading for the purpose of defraying the cost of the construction of the I.C. Norcum High School,
<br />the funds to be used from the sale of bonds f~r this purpose."
<br /> Motion of Mr. ~eiseman to place an appropriation of $1,000,000.00 for said purpose
<br />on its first reading, was adopted.
<br /> ~th - "I submit an amendment to the City License Ordinance concerning the license
<br /> taxes on automobiles and recommend that it be placed on' its first reading."
<br /> On motion of F~r. Weiseman, the following ordinance was ptac~ed on its first reading:
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